Typical Sections
section continues north until Charlotte Avenue.
William St to Charlotte Ave This typical section features two 11-foot travel lanes with a 5-foot bike lane. A 5-foot to 12-foot sidewalk is located along the eastern side of the roadway, and a 5-foot sidewalk is located along the western side of the roadway. North of Taylor Street, there is a striped buffer on the left side. This typical
The speed limit will be 40 miles per hour south of Carmalita Street and 30 miles per hour between Carmalita Street and Charlotte Avenue.
section continues north until Retta Esplanade.
Charlotte Ave to Retta Esplanade This typical section features two 11-foot travel lanes, an 11-foot turn lane on either the right or left side when approaching intersections, and a 7-foot buffered bike lane. A 5 to 11-foot sidewalk is located along the eastern side of the roadway, and a 5-foot sidewalk is located along the western side of the roadway. This typical
The speed limit within this typical section will be 30 miles per hour.
Retta Esplanade to Peace River Bridge
This typical section features two 11-foot travel lanes, with a 7-foot buffered bike lane. A 5-foot to 12-foot sidewalk is located along the eastern side of the roadway, and a 6-foot sidewalk is located
along the western side of the roadway separated from traffic with a striped buffer and a landscaping strip. A new traffic signal will also be installed at the intersection of NB Tamiami Trail and Retta Esplanade. This typical section continues north until the Peace River Bridge.
The speed limit within this typical section will be 35 miles per hour.
Carmalita Street Roundabout
The intersection at Tamiami Trail and Carmalita Street will be converted to a multi-lane roundabout as part of proposed improvements. This will serve as a traffic calming and safety enhancement for the project corridor.
For information on how to use multi-lane roundabouts, please refer to the roundabout handouts or ask a project staff member. Roundabout handouts can also be found at: www.fdot.gov/agencyresources/roundabouts.
Why a Roundabout?
Roundabouts have been proven to reduce the number of fatal and severe injury crashes by 82% over a stop-controlled intersection, and 78% over a signalized intersection.
Conventional intersections have 32 vehicle and 16 pedestrian conflict points, while roundabouts have only 8 vehicle and 8 pedestrian conflict points. Since there are no crossing movements in a roundabout, left-turn and right-angle crashes are eliminated.